Horseshoe



(No Model.)

J.NESTER.

HORSESH'OE. No. 280,658. Patented July 3, I883.

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JOSEPH NESTER, OF WAPAKONETA, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280.658, dated July 3, 1883,

Application filed lllay 26, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osEPH NEsTER, a citizen of the United States, resident at Wapakoneta, in the county of Auglaize and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters tions are long and formed with outwardlyrate the short outer or rim portion, (1, from the longer inner or spring portion, 6, which extends back of the rim portion (Z, and is formed with an outwardly turned offset, 9, in rear of the end of the rim portion d, and forming a broad bearing end for the spring 0. The spring portions 6 are depressed below the rim portions, and are properly tempered. The rim portions d are level with the arch a of the shoe, and are designed to fit closely to the rim of the hoof, protecting its heel portion fully to the end thereof. The inner spring-arms, e, being widened at their ends by the offsets, form broad bearings, protecting the tender extremities of the heel. In this construction it will be observed that the tendency of the shoe is to allow the heel portions of the hoof to spread.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

A spring heel horseshoe having a short outer arm of its bifurcated branch, designed to fit closely to the rim of the heel portion of the hoof, and the long inner depressed springarm outwardly offset at its end to provide a broad terminal bearing in rear of and protecting the extremity of the heel, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH NESTER. \Vitnesses F. O. LAY'ION, C. A. STUEvE. 

